New species and nomenclatural notes in Lobobrachus Sharp (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Pterostichini)

Abstract

A new species of Lobobrachus Sharp, 1885, Lobobrachus cleidecostae sp. nov., from Piauí state, Brazil, is described and illustrated. The genus and Lobobrachus lacerdae Sharp, 1885, are redescribed and the identity of L. alternans Tschitschérine, 1901, is discussed. Based on study of all available specimens and published descriptions it appears that L. alternans cannot be diagnosed and is a synonym of L. lacerdae. However, the syntypes of L. alternans cannot be located, thereby making a final decision on synonymy impossible to substantiate fully. Photographs of the aedeagi of L. lacerdae, L. cleidecostae, and specimens that best correspond to L. alternans, including those putatively identified by Tschitschérine, are presented for the first time.

Hexapoda Yearbook (Arthropoda: Mandibulata: Pancrustacea) Brazil 2020: the first annual production survey of new Brazilian species

“…A total of 680 new Brazilian species of Hexapoda were described in 2020, which are distributed among 245 genera, 112 families and 18 orders. These new species were published in a total of 219 papers (alencar & aZevedo 2020;almeida et al 2020aalvarado 2020;alveS et al 2020;ament et al 2020;amorim et al 2020;antuneS & takiya 2020;araujo & bravo 2020;Ávila Júnior et al 2020;baker & Haraty 2020;barboSa et al 2020;barbut 2020;barroS et al 2020abravo et al 2020;bellini et al 2020abenetti et al 2020abevilaqua & fonSeca 2020;biffi 2020biffi , biffi & GeiSer 2020braGa & ferreira-jr 2020;brown et al 2020;buSanello et al 2020;camacHo et al 2020;camarGo et al 2020;camarGoS et al 2020;camPaner & will 2020;camPoS et al 2020;caron et al 2020;carvalHo et al 2020;caSadei-ferreira et al 2020;caStro-HuertaS et al 2020;caStro-SouZa et al 2020acaterino & tiSHecHkin 2020;ceGolin et al 2020;cHaul 2020;ciPola et al 2020;clarkSon et al 2020;conStantini et al 2020;coSta et al 2020;curletti 2020;…”